Product launch · April 22, 2026 · Tallinn
Ewance Adds Identity Verification to Protect the Value of Its Credentials
In a year when AI made skills easy to fake, Ewance is adding an identity-verification step — friction by design — so every certificate is tied to a verified person who genuinely did the work.
Ewance today introduced identity verification across its platform: before a student can unlock and share a credential, they confirm who they are, binding every certificate to a verified individual. The move makes Ewance's certificates far harder to fake — and, the company argues, far more valuable to the recruiters who rely on them.
It is friction by design. A credential is only worth as much as the trust behind it, and in a year when generative AI has made claimed skills easy to manufacture, Ewance chose to add a verification step rather than chase frictionless sign-ups. Students complete real challenges, and now confirm their identity — so a certificate proves two things at once: that real work was done, and that a real, named person did it.
Verification a recruiter can check — and trust
For recruiters, the change closes a quiet gap. Every Ewance credential can now be checked independently at verify.ewance.com — confirming not just that a challenge was completed, but that it was completed by the candidate presenting it. The records are tamper-evident, underpinned by Ewance's credentialing partnership with LearnCoin, so a verified certificate cannot be quietly altered after the fact.
“Adding friction is the last thing a growth team wants to hear. But we made a hard call: a certificate anyone can fake is worth nothing. By verifying identity, we make sure the person who earns a credential is the person who shows up with it — and that is what makes it worth something to an employer.”
And for students: one click to LinkedIn
Verification does not have to mean friction at the finish line. Once a student has earned and verified a credential, they can add it to their LinkedIn profile in a single click — turning a verified Ewance certificate into a public, checkable signal exactly where recruiters are already looking. The work is proven, the identity is confirmed, and the credential travels with the student.
“Trust is the whole product. Once a credential can be verified — the work, and the person behind it — it stops being a line on a CV and becomes evidence an employer can act on. Making it one click to share that proof on LinkedIn just puts it where it counts.”
Available now
Identity verification, independent verification at verify.ewance.com, and one-click sharing to LinkedIn are rolling out to Ewance credentials now.